The Romancing Star II

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The Romancing Star II
File:TheRomancingStarII.jpg
DVD cover
Directed by Wong Jing
Produced by Wallace Cheung
Screenplay by Wong Jing
Starring Andy Lau
Eric Tsang
Natalis Chan
Stanley Fung
Lo Hoi-pang
Wong Jing
Carina Lau
Elizabeth Lee
Ngan Ning
Wong Wan-sze
Chow Yun-fat
Music by Sherman Chow
Cinematography David Choi
Edited by Robert Choi
Production
company
Win's Movie Production
Movie Impact
Distributed by Win's Entertainment
Release dates
21 January 1988 (1988-01-21)
Running time
102 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$17,096,271

The Romancing Star II is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Natalis Chan and Stanley Fung. Chow Yun-fat, the star of the film's precedent The Romancing Star, makes a brief cameo in the opening scene. The film was later followed by The Romancing Star III released in the following year.

Cast

  • Andy Lau as Lau Pei
  • Eric Tsang as Silver / Mocking Face
  • Natalis Chan as Tony / Traffic Light
  • Stanley Fung as Ken Lau
  • Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Chow
  • Wong Jing as Simon Hand
  • Carina Lau as Fong Fong
  • Elizabeth Lee as Ching Po-chu
  • Ngan Ning as Ka-yin
  • Wong Wan-sze as Sister 13
  • Chow Yun-fat as Fred Wong / Big Mouth Fat (cameo)
  • Alan Tam as Himself in elevator (cameo)
  • Michael Lai as Mr. Lai
  • Cheng Gwan-min
  • Ben Wong
  • Charlie Cho as Mr. Tsang
  • Yu Mo-lin as Lady in phone booth (red dress)
  • Manfred Wong as Furniture mover's boss
  • Lam Fai-wong as Man in toilet (cameo)
  • Lily Ng as Simon's lover
  • Mak Wai-cheung as CID at bank
  • William Ho as Mickey in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
  • Victor Hon as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
  • Thomas Sin as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
  • Tony Tam as Gangster boss at hawker stall
  • Chun Kwai-po as Gangster at hawker stall
  • Chang Sing-kwong as Gangster at hawker stall
  • Leung Hak-shun as Councillor Sze To Ming
  • Cheung Kwok-wah as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral (cameo)
  • Mak Hiu-wai as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral
  • Yip Seung-wah as Compere
  • Mau Kin-tak as Channel 8 TV's staff
  • Shirley Kwan as Woman at Brother Lung's funeral
  • Sherman Wong as Chow TV's production staff
  • Lee Chuen-hau as Chow TV's interviewee
  • Fan Chin-hung as gangster at hawker stall

Theme songs

  • Flaming Red Lips (烈焰紅唇)
  • Sunshine Big Clearance Sale (陽光大減價)
    • Composer: Michael Leeson, Peter Vale
    • Lyricist: Lo Wing-keung
    • Singer: Bennett Pang

Box office

The film grossed HK$17,096,271 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 January to 10 February 1988 in Hong Kong.

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